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Unit1AlandofdiversityCalifornia学.科.网学科网zxxkwA:TheUnitedStatesofAmericaB:UsuallystupidandannoyingWarmingupHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheUSA？3.WhichflagisAmericanflag?A.B.C.2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.C.C.LosAngelesStar-SpangledBanner(星条旗)TheAmericaflagisknownas“thestarsandstripes”.50stars——Eachstarrepresentsonestate13stripes——theoriginal13states.Red——courageWhite——freedomBlue——loyaltyandjusticeJune14——FlagDay.NationalFlag学.科.网学科网A.B.C.D.4.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）A.B.C.D.5.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?theStatueofLibertytheGoldenBridgetheWhiteHousetheEiffelTower6.WhichareAmericanbrands?ABCDEFGGermanyGermanyFinland学.科.网7.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUSA?A.NewYorkB.TexasC.CaliforniaD.Florida8.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasHoustonMiamiMexicoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanCaliforniaisonthewestcoast,bordersthePacificOcean.Thepleasantweather,longbeachandgracefulnaturallandscapeattractmanytouristsfromallovertheworld.Washington,D.CLosAngelesNewYorkSomeimportantcities:NewYorkSanFranciscoHoustonMiamiWashington,D.CLosAngelesSanFranciscoHoweachpictureisrelevanttothehistoryofCalifornia?NativeAmerican—oneofthefirstpeopletoliveinCalifornia.Pre-reading学.科.网Agoldminer—thediscoveryofgoldinCaliforniacreatedagoldrushwhichbroughtpeoplefromallovertheworldtoCalifornia.Californiagoldminersaround1849AbuildinginChinatown,SanFrancisco—ManyChinesehavesettledinCalifornia,manyofwhomliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.ChinatownsinCaliforniaWhile-readingTask1Fastreading1.Dividethepassageintothreepartsandmatchthemainideaofeachpart.Part1ThehistoryofsettlementinCalifornia.Part2ThefutureofCalifornia.Part3BriefintroductiontoCalifornia.2.Thepassagefocusesonthe______.A.populationofCaliforniaB.customsandlanguagesofCaliforniaC.historyoftheUSAD.historyofCaliforniaRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansGoldMiners3.Howmanykindsofpeoples(民族)aretalkedinthistext?(thesubtitles)Task3DetailedreadingIntroductionWhat’sthemaincharacteristicsofCalifornia?•thethirdlargeststateintheUSA•thelargestpopulation•ThemostmulticulturalThey__________greatly.sufferedNativeAmericans1.Whendidtheycome:2.Howdidtheycome:3.Whathappenedtotheminthesixteenthcentury?NativeAmericans15000yearsagoBymeansofalandbridge•werekilledbyEuropean•wereforcedintoslavery•diedfromthediseaseThey__________greatly.sufferedTheSpanishFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevents)16thcentury18thcenturyin1846in1821SpanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageRussians&GoldMinersDosomeTorFquestions:1.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Thereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginSanFrancisco.4.Californiabecomethethirty-firststateoftheUnitedstatesofAmericain1850.afterandaroundSanFranciscoLaterarrivals&mostrecentarrivals1.WhicheventbroughtevenlargermembersofChineseimmigrantstoCalifornia?Thebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoast2.Laterarrivalsincludeimmigrantssuchas_________________,______,________,__________and_________.ItaliansDanishJewishAfricansJapaneseChineseThefutureWhatattractpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoCalifornia?PeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldareattractedbytheclimateandlifestyleofCalifornia.ImagineyouareaCalifornian.IntroduceCaliforniatothetouristsfromChina.Ifwewanttosayorwritesomethingaboutacountry,astate,wewouldliketointroduceitssize,population,location,language,history,status,climate,placesofinterestagricultureandindustry,education参考范文：•Xiamen,whichisthesecondlargestcityinFujian,liesinthesoutheastofFujianprovince.Itcoversanareaof21,600squarekilometers.AsoneofthefivespecialeconomiczonesinChina,XiamenplaysaleadingroleinFujian’seconomicdevelopment.•Xiamen,consistingofsixdistricts:Siming,Huli,Haicang,Jimei,Tongan,Xiangan,hasatotalpopulationof243,000.Generallyspeaking,theweatherinXiamenismild,neithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.Xiamenisfamousasthegardencity,whichisagoodplacetolivein.Gulangyuisland,NanputuoTempleandWanshiBotonicalGardenaresomefamoustourismattractionsinXiamen,whichattractstensofthousandsoftouristsforsightseeingeveryyear.Homework1.FinishtheRolePlaying2.Reviewthenewwords.3.阅读A.B